Mechanical movement



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J. M. MoNEAL & W. F. RUNNELLS.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

No. 432,192. Patented July 15, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

JOHN M. MCNEAL AND IVILLIAM F. RUNNELLS, OF RIOES, MINNESOTA.

MECHANICAL MOVEMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 432,192, dated July 15,1890.

Application filed August 2, 1889.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN M. MONEAL and WILLIAM F. RUNNELLS, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Rices,in the county of Benton, State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Im provements inMechanical Movements, of which the following is a specification,reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to improvements in devices for converting from adistance more or less remote reciprocating into rotary motion; and theobjects of our improvement are to provide at a small cost a device ofthis nature and adapt it to operate a churn, washing-machine, or othermechanism for domestie and other purposes. WVe attain these objects bythe construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is aperspective view of the device constructed in accordancewith our invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the operating ratchetwheeland its pawls connected with the sprocket-wheel of the device.

In said drawings, A represents a pumprodas, for example, the verticalrod that is usually connected with the crank of a windmill-shaft andreceives therefrom a vertically reciprocating motion, said rod beingguided at the bottom either by the pumpbarrel or by the standard B,having the rodguides b. To the pump-rod A is pivoted at a the upper endof a pitman C, havingits lower end pivoted to the outer end of T-shapedarm D, the head or perpendicular portion of which is attached to themiddle portion of the oscillating double-lever bar E, that is pivoted ate to the stanchion F, the pivot having its opposite end supported by theiron brace f, secured to the horizontal beam F forming a part of thestanchion-supporting frame. The ends of the double lever E are connectedon one side with the free end of the arm I) by means of bracing-rods (Z,and on. the opposite side with wires G, that are converging toward asprocket-wheel II, loosely mounted on a shaft I, carried in bearings 7;,attached to stanchions K at a more or less remote distance Serial N0.319,5e9. on: model.)

from the stanchion F, or from the pump-rod A of the windmill. the wiresG are united by means of a chain G the links of which are adapted toengage with the sprockets of the wheel II.

To give a rotary motion to the shaft I, a ratchet-wheel L is securedupon said shaft, and the sprocket-wheel H has two radial arms h, eachprojecting therefrom on the side adjacent to the Wheel L, and to theouter ends of said arms are pivoted the pawls 7L2, so as to ride overthe rachet-wheel, and springs h pressing upon said pawls to retain thelatter in engagement with the ratchet-wheel. To give continuous motionto the shaft I, a flywheel M is secured upon a counter-shaft M carriedin bearings upon stanchions K For this purpose a cog-wheel N is mountedupon the shaft I, and said wheel is made to mesh with a pinion n uponthe counter-shaft M and the momentum of the fly-wheel will help totransform the intermittent motion of the pawls upon the ratchet-wheelLinto continuous rotary motion. Upon the shaft I is also mounted abelt-pulley P, carrying a belt 1'), by which motion can be given to theheaters of a churn, of a washing-machine, or other mechanism.

To retain the wires G under tension, and also to prevent sudden jerks instarting or reversing theintermittent pull upon each Wire alternately, athree-coiled wire spring-coupler Q is placed upon one of the wires, thecentral coil being around a pin (1, connected with the double leverE,and the frame (1 carrying said springs, is attached to the Wire G.

We are aware that oscillating beams and Wires, or connecting-rodsuniting them, have been used to transmit power from a distance tooperate various mechanisms; but theirmode of connection with the fromours.

Having now fully described our invention, We claim The combination of avertically-reciprocating rod, its pitman, the double lever E, having aT-shaped central arm, and wires d, uniting said central arm to the endsof the double The converging ends of.

driven shaft differs- 1ever,thewires G,aspring-e0up1er Q,m0unted Intestimony whereof We affix our signaupon one of said Wires, thesprocket-chain G tures in presence of two Witnesses.

uniting said wires, the spi'eeket-wheel H, hav- JOHN M M T I Y 2 el\EAL.

lng two rad1al aims h, and pawls 71- plvoted TILLIAM R RUNNELLS.

to said arms, the ratchet-Wheel L, its shaft,

and the gear N upon said shaft, With the Witnesses: counter-shaft M itspinion n, and fly-Wheel CHARLES F. DEAN, M, substantially as described.JOHN FOX.

